Dot Languages User Reviews

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The app doesn’t open for me

I have an iPhone 10 XR and this app doesn’t even open for me. If/when this gets fixed I’ll give a more insightful review for sure!

Response from developer

We apologize for the inconvenience. Some of our providers in the previous version of our app, only supported iOS 17, leading to issues with earlier versions of iOS. We're pleased to inform you that this has been resolved in the most recent version of our app. You might need to delete the version you already have installed first, to ensure no previous data is included with the update. If you encounter any issues, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at contact@dotlanguages.com. We would be happy to help ☺️

It doesn’t work

After the last update I cannot open the app! It was a good app though

Response from developer

We apologize for the inconvenience. Some of our providers in the previous version of our app, only supported iOS 17, leading to issues with earlier versions of iOS. We're pleased to inform you that this has been resolved in the most recent version of our app. You might need to delete the version you already have installed first, to ensure no previous data is included with the update. If you encounter any issues, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at contact@dotlanguages.com. We would be happy to help ☺️

Very helpful

This app has been great for learning Chinese. The latest update broke the app though. It crashes on start up now.

Response from developer

We apologize for the inconvenience. Some of our providers in the previous version of our app, only supported iOS 17, leading to issues with earlier versions of iOS. We're pleased to inform you that this has been resolved in the most recent version of our app. You might need to delete the version you already have installed first, to ensure no previous data is included with the update. If you encounter any issues, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at contact@dotlanguages.com. We would be happy to help ☺️

After update, app crashes when opening

Great app, but disappointed that I can’t use it anymore.

Response from developer

We apologize for the inconvenience. Some of our providers in the previous version of our app, only supported iOS 17, leading to issues with earlier versions of iOS. We're pleased to inform you that this has been resolved in the most recent version of our app. You might need to delete the version you already have installed first, to ensure no previous data is included with the update. If you encounter any issues, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at contact@dotlanguages.com. We would be happy to help ☺️

I love this app so much

The UI is great. There is a dictionary that shows stroke order, and links to lessons where you can see the word in context. It also breaks down the words into characters and radicals, and shows similar words, all of which are linked. I enjoy reading the new story lessons, and practicing the content from the story. The character writing practice really helps me remember them and even draw them by memory. There are new stories all the time. The app is relaxing and rewarding.

I don’t usually leave reviews because it’s tedious. However, this app has NEVER made me watch an ad, so even after taking time to leave a review I feel that my time has not been wasted.

I’m also leaving a review because this is a free app and there are no ads. This is unheard of honestly and I don’t know how they paid the developers and fees, so I just wanted to show appreciation.
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Wonderful App

I’ve been using this app for over 400 days now, and I really enjoy it. I’m a casual Mandarin learner and it’s really helped me to improve my reading skills and 汉字 writing skills. It is completely free, which I really appreciate. The app makes it easy to self study because each character is labelled with its HSK level, and the reading lessons begin with HSK 1. Overall, it id a wonderful app that I use daily to supplement my other Chinese resources.

The one thing I would love to see added, though, is a way to practice the tones for each character. The tones are presented with the pinyin sounds, and I think that having a way to practice inputting the correct tone during flashcard reviews would help me solidify which tones are used for each word. The current system makes it easy to forget about the tones if you know the general pinyin sounds, and I feel like I haven’t been learning the tones nearly as well as the other aspects. Just a suggestion though for improvement!!
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I NEVER write reviews but…

This app is the BEST app I’ve used since learning Mandarin. As a teen it has been difficult at times trying to find a good FREE app that allows me to learn freely. I love how this app has so many features and my favorite is the character/vocabulary exercises. Other apps focus more on comprehension but this app focuses more on learning, writing, and listening to the new words you just learned from the stories. This app has just made me more excited to learn and with the amount of stories in this app, I feel like I can just continue learning new words. I’m SO grateful to God for leading me to this app because it has helped me in so many ways. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!! You won’t be disappointed! Thank you for your dedication! ❤️❤️❤️
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Really Helpful!

The graded readers and accompanying quizzes are super useful for daily learning! There’s a new story every day for each grade level!

The in-app dictionary is incredibly convenient as well. You just tap on a word and it tells you a bunch of info including definitions, grade level, Pinyin, components, and counter words, and you can easily mark it to add to an in-app flashcard deck.
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Working really well for a while, but it is now frozen

Really liked this app when it was working and I would go on it daily. However, it froze about 2 weeks ago and never worked again. I have tried deleting the app, reinstalling, restarting my iPhone multiple times. Nothing worked. I can’t even contact the developer, so hopefully they see this review and fix whatever is wrong with it. Will update review if the problem is fixed. Thank you.
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Great app !

Love it, keep up the good work.

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